Exodus 7:24

In 11 translations

BSB

So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.

KJV

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

WEB

All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn’t drink the river water.

ASV

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

LSV

and all the Egyptians seek water all around the River to drink, for they have not been able to drink of the waters of the River.

YLT

and all the Egyptians seek water round about the river to drink, for they have not been able to drink of the waters of the River.

DBY

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

DRC

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river.

GNV

All the Egyptians then digged rounde about the riuer for waters to drinke: for they could not drinke of the water of the riuer.

JPS

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

LXXE

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river, so as to drink water, for they could not drink water from the river.

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WLC

וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ כָל־מִצְרַ֛יִם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הַיְאֹ֖ר מַ֣יִם לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת מִמֵּימֵ֖י הַיְאֹֽר׃

LXX-Br

Ὤρυξαν δὲ πάντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι κύκλῳ τοῦ ποταμοῦ, ὥστε πιεῖν ὕδωρ· καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιεῖν ὕδωρ ἀπὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ.

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